Two arrested in murder over love marriage

Haveri: District police have cracked the murder of Puneeth Kumar Thippeswamy Shigli (28), killed at Kodiyala Hosapete in Ranebennur on September 7, arresting two persons, including his wife’s brother.The arrested have been identified as Abhishek Reddy Ramajjar (26) and Abhishek Chandrappa Goneppanavar (21) of Kodiyala Hosapete. Police suspect involvement of Puneeth’s wife and others in the crime and are continuing the investigation.Youth stabbed to death after dispute over motorcycle noise in KeralaSuperintendent of Police Yashodha Vantagodi said Puneeth’s decomposed body was found on September 20 on the Tungabhadra riverbank near Guttur in Harihar taluk. An unidentified-body case was registered at Harihar Police Station, while his relatives had earlier filed a missing complaint at Kumarapattanam Police Station. Relatives identified the body from his clothes and belongings. Puneeth, from the Gangamatha community, had married an ST-community woman against her family’s wishes. After her family approached her, she had filed for divorce, and proceedings were underway.The marriage had created enmity between both families. On September 7, the accused allegedly assaulted Puneeth while he was playing volleyball near Gangaparameshwari Temple and threatened him. That night, they called him near Ayyappa Swamy Temple to discuss his marriage, attacked him with lethal weapons and killed him before throwing his body into the Tungabhadra. The body was found 13 days later.

Source: Deccan Herald